<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><daily_senate_floor_activity><congress>118</congress><session>1</session><title>Today's Senate Floor Activity</title><date>Monday, June 12, 2023</date><date_iso_8601>2023-06-12</date_iso_8601><intro_text>Ms. Tammy Duckworth, from the State of Illinois, called the 
Senate to order at  3 p.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and Ms. 
Duckworth led the Senate in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag 
of the United States of America.</intro_text><section type="journal">
<section_title>The Journal</section_title>
<content>Pursuant to the order of Thursday, June 8, 2023,  the Journal of 
the proceedings of the Senate was deemed approved to date. </content>

</section><section type="procedures_dispensed_with">
<section_title>Certain Procedures Dispensed With</section_title>
<content>Pursuant to the order of Thursday, June 8, 2023, 
the morning hour being deemed expired, and the times for the recognition 
of the two leaders being reserved.</content>
</section><section type="morning_business">
<section_title>Transaction of Morning Business</section_title>
<content>The following transactions of morning business occurred on today.</content>
</section><section type="executive_business">
<section_title>Executive Business (Monday, June 12)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum> PN83</docnum> 
<document_prefix>PN</document_prefix> 
<document_num>83</document_num> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Nusrat Jahan Choudhury, of New York, to be United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of New 
York]]></document_title> 

<document_status_text> 
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination 
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII 
waived.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum> PN86</docnum> 
<document_prefix>PN</document_prefix> 
<document_num>86</document_num> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Dale E. Ho, of New York, to be United States 
District Judge for the Southern District of New York]]></document_title> 


<document_status_text> 
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination 
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII 
waived.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum> PN90</docnum> 
<document_prefix>PN</document_prefix> 
<document_num>90</document_num> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Julie Rikelman, of Massachusetts, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit]]></document_title> 


<document_status_text> 
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination 
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII 
waived.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum> PN138</docnum> 
<document_prefix>PN</document_prefix> 
<document_num>138</document_num> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Elizabeth Allen, of New York, to be Under 
Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy]]></document_title> 


<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 66 - 29. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number>153</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
By unanimous consent agreement, debate 6/13/2023.
</document_status_text>
</document>
</section><section type="adjournment">
<section_title>Adjournment</section_title>
<content>By unanimous consent, on the request of Ms. Smith, at  
6:32 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 
10 a.m. tomorrow.</content> 
</section><last_updated>2024-01-08T11:48-05:00</last_updated></daily_senate_floor_activity>